Navigating Glioblastoma: A Caregiver's Perspective

by Sally Connolly

Overview

A stale marriage. A deadly diagnosis. For Sally Connolly, three years of struggle followed her husband Peter's surgery for terminal brain cancer at age 61. Choosing treatment options that interfered least with his career, Peter focused his limited energy on work, with little left for his family, further straining the marriage during his remaining days. Connolly's clear-eyed and affecting memoir recounts their wrangling over gender roles, money management, domestic decisions and lifestyle changes. Through their traumatic journey, they find humor and comfort in unexpected places.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476641065
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/10/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	210
Sales rank:	220,994
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Sally Connolly, MSW, facilitates cancer support groups at the Dempsey Cancer Center in South Portland, Maine. A retired teacher and social worker, she lives in Scarborough Maine.
Sally Connolly, MSW, facilitates cancer support groups at the Dempsey Cancer Center in South Portland, Maine. A retired teacher and social worker, she lives in Scarborough Maine.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
 1. Gobsmacked
 2. Dynamics
 3. Surgery
 4. Recovery at Home
 5. Preliminaries to Treatment
 6. Beginning the Regimen
 7. Lifelines
 8. Family
 9. Finances
10. Life
11. Temodar
12. Next Steps
13. Here We Go Again
14. Surgery Again
15. Rehab
16. Home and Back Again
17. Retired?
18. Into the Unknown
19. The White Flag
20. Next
21. Rest and Recovery
Appendix: ­Glio-What?
Chapter Notes
References
Index